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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02794.062 |
| From Archive Folder | Tobias Lear papers |
| Title | Edward Preble to General Forteguerra requesting a loan of gunboats |
| Date | 15 December 1804 |
| Author | Preble, Edward (1761-1807) |
| Recipient | Forteguerra, General |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "In consequence of the situation of the City & harbour of Tripoli it is necessary, in order to carry on our operations against that Regency with the greatest effect, that we should have Bomb-vessels & Gun-boats." |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Artillery Global History and Civics Africa Barbary Coast Barbary Pirates Barbary Wars |
| People | Forteguerra, General (fl. 1804) Preble, Edward (1761-1807) |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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